How to create Amplifier knob

Today I came up with another Photoshop tutorial and in this photoshop tutorial we are going to discuss how to create amplifier knob with the help of adobe photoshop cs5. In this photoshop tutorial we will cover how to manipulate with gradient effect to get the better results. Photoshop is very good software to manipulate with different tools and effects to design your desired creation. So today in this tutorial we are going to design an Amplifier Knob and it is basically for beginners who are really new and amazed with photoshop tircks.

Lets start this tutorial with opening adobe photoshop in your screen and following steps:

Step by step – Photoshop tutorial

Step 1 – Open Photoshop and create “New Document”

Let’s start with creating a new document in abobe photoshop, so goto File > New … (Ctrl + N) and a popup box will appear and ask for document size and further details. By the way! I am going to use (1024px x 768px) size document.

Step 01 – Photoshop Tutorial

Step 2 – Create Guide lines

Now go to View -> New Guides… and when you click New Guides… a popup box appear named as;“New Guide“. Select Orientation -> Horizantal, Position -> 50% and Click OKNow again repreat above step but now this time select Orientation -> Vertical.

Step 02 – Photoshop Tutorial

In this step we use guides to know the center point of the document, because we draw our shapes in the center of the document.

Step 3 – Draw Shape

Now a draw a circle with the help of “Ellipse Tool” and sellect the following option from the tool bar.

Step 03 – Photoshop Tutorial

Step 4 – Blending Options

Now it is a time to play with blending option to get desired results. Goto the Layers Panel and click “Blending Option” and you will see a popup box with lot of more options and then we select “Gradient Overlay”

Step 04 – Photoshop Tutorial

After selecting “Gradient Overlay” you will notice a popup box appear, so the task is simple please follow the following image for accurate results.

Blend Mode : Normal

Opacity : 100%

Gradient : Please check below this image for gradient color setting

Style : Angle and tick (check) Align with Layer

Angle : -120 Degree

Scale : 100%

Step 04 – Gradient Overlay Settings

Power of Gradient in this Photoshop tutorial

Gradient Settings:

Color : #aaaaaa, Location: 0%

Color : #f7f7f7, Location: 9%

Color : #c8c8c8, Location: 14%

Color : #f7f7f7, Location: 31%

Color : #c5c5c5, Location: 51%

Color : #ffffff, Location: 57%

Color : #bbbbbb, Location: 63%

Color : #f2f2f2, Location: 75%

Color : #aaaaaa, Location: 100%

Now Select “Bevel and Emboss” and follow the following settings;

Style : Inner Bevel

Technique : Smooth

Depth : 100%

Direction : up

Size : 1px

Soften : 0px

Angle : 111 degree & 42 degree

Highligh Mode : #ffffff and Opacity : 100%

Shadow Mode : #000000 and Opacity : 32%

Step 04 – Bevel and Emboss

Inner Glow Settings:

Blend Mode : Normal

Opacity : 100%

Noise : 0%

White color #ffffff

Technique : Softer

Source : Edge

Choke : 0%

Size : 3px

Range : 50%

Jitter : 0%

Step 04 – Inner Glow

Drop Shadow Settings:

Bend Mode : Multiply -> black color

Opacity : 40%

Angle : 70%

Distance : 8px

Spread : 0%

Size : 20px

Noise : 0%

And finaly click OK button

Step 04 – Drop Shadow

After playing with blending you are able to see the following results on your screen, but its not enough we have to give this final touch.

Step 04 – Preview

Now hold the Ctrl key from you keyboard and click over the circle shape from Layers and you will see that the circle from artboard is already select, now create new layer ( Shift + Ctrl +N ) and Fill (G) with #cccccc. And select Color Burn, Opacity : 80% and Fill 30%.

Step 04 – Blending Mode Settings

And goto Filter -> Noise -> Add Noise and you will see a popup box “Add Noise” and set the Amount : 400%, Distribution : Uniform and tick the Monochromatic.